Even in Somalia, there is a special list of people who – according to customary law – cannot die from the spear. And children are the first to – says a criminologist and international judge Dariusz Sielicki. In Ukraine, no law seems to protect the youngest from Putin's regime. Before death, before violence, also sexual, before kidnapping.
About children who were detained by the Russians in basements turned not only into prison, but also into torture places. About children who saw the death of loved ones and body in the streets. About children who had to grow up from day to day and take care of their grandparents or younger siblings – we talk to those who help the youngest, robbed from childhood.
– Destruction of childhood causes the future to be destroyed. Those children who are suffering now will most likely suffer for the rest of their lives. These wounds, both physical and mental, will not heal with the end of the conflict – says Unicef Polska spokesman Jan Bratkowski.
– Psychologists told me about the children who were gray because of the stress he experienced – adds journalist Tatiana Koleseenko.
– I have felt angry for ten years. I know how many people Russian soldiers killed. But I had to learn to live with this emotion and I learned because emotions have to be controlled. However, it is the hardest to do when it comes to children – admits Myroslava Kerik from the Ukrainian home.
-I was caused by the action of one of the NGOs, which dealt with decorating shelters for children in various places, especially in small towns on Ukrainein something like playrooms – says Tomasz Srebnicki, a psychologist and psychotherapist from the Medical University of Warsaw.
Imagine a yard swing somewhere between the blocks. It is colorful and you associate with fun. It makes you break away from the ground, you are closer to heaven and at least for a moment you try not to think about everyday troubles. But you have ten, eleven, maybe twelve years. So what are you in trouble?!
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